Md. Ismail Noormohammad (C-5268) v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the writ petition held that imposing a surety bond condition for furlough leave to a convict in an open prison is unsustainable. The court quashed the direction to furnish a guarantor or surety bond and ordered the release of the petitioner.
What did the court decide?
The order directing the petitioner to furnish a guarantor and surety bond is quashed; the petitioner is to be released on furlough leave within seven days.